I caught this zonata, (legally), when she was a hatchling in 2006. I'm sure I gave her her first meal. I had not kept a catch since the late 80's. My wife is no fan of snakes, She watches when I catch, but had never seen me catch one I wanted to keep. Because of this snakes beauty she put up no fight at all when set up a terrarium in our living room. This is a picture I took of her that year...
She's still with us and doing well. She cruises around and shows off her colors and feeds regularly. Here is a picture I took of her yesterday...
She has become a real part of our family and will be hopefully for many years to come.
Like my pond?
